The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Philippine Bureau of Customs Sets Record with Highest Monthly Collection for 2023 ICYMI: The Bureau of Customs Philippines has set a new record with the highest monthly collection for the year 2023. In March 2023, the BOC collected a total of PHP 80.13 billion, surpassing its revenue target by PHP 7.85 billion or 10.86%. Commissioner … Read more
On this day, May 2, in 1942, the Japanese killed Chief Justice Abad Santos as punishment for his refusal to cooperate with them. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this day in … Read more
On this day, May 1, is the birth of National Artist Felipe P. de Leon (1912). Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer, conductor, and scholar, Filipinized Western music forms, a feat aspired for by Filipino composers who preceded him. The prodigious body of De Leon’s musical compositions, notably the sonatas, marches, and concertos have become the … Read more
The Philippines and Trinidad and Tobago The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago celebrate 23 years of formal diplomatic relations today, April 18! The two countries established diplomatic relations on April 18, 2000. Common Grounds The area of Trinidad, the largest island of Trinidad and Tobago, is 4,768 sq. km., … Read more
On this day, April 30, in 1937, the right to vote for women in the Philippines was approved by a plebiscite. Today is also the birth of National Artist Levi Celerio (1910) and the death of Manlilikha ng Bayan Lang Dulay (2014). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine … Read more